noun
- plural of whereas; introductory clauses in legal documents that state facts or reasons
Usage: legal
Examples
- The contract contained several whereases before the main terms.
- All the whereases in the resolution outlined the background facts.
- The lawyer reviewed the whereases to understand the document’s context.
- The bill’s whereases explained the need for new legislation.
- She skipped over the whereases and went straight to the operative clauses.